Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Kalisod
difficulty; hardship; problemnoun
- Alternative meanings
Difficulty, hardship, or problem; a situation that requires effort, causes complication, or makes something hard to solve or endure.
- Pronunciation
kah-LEE-sohd
- Root and affixes
From the root lisod, difficult or hard. With ka-, it forms kalisod, the state or quality of being difficult.
- Variants or conjugations
lisod = difficult; kalisdanan = hardship or ordeal; lisod-lisod = somewhat difficult; kinalisoran = the hardest
- Related words and expressions
difficult, hardship, problem, trial, worry
- Meaning and usage notes
Use kalisod for a difficulty or problem. If describing something as difficult, use lisod as the adjective.
complicationdifficultdifficultyhardshipproblem
Nakasabot ko sa imong kalisod.
I understand your difficulty.
Daghan silag kalisod sa proyekto.
They had many difficulties with the project.